Finance
Faithful stewards of public resources fostering sound financial decision-making and teamwork in an effort to accomplish the City’s goals.
East Point City Hall
2757 East Point Street
East Point, GA 30344
Hours of Operation
Monday through Friday
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
The Finance Department’s function is to safeguard assets and provide fiscal and financial information to support the City Manager, City Departments and Mayor and City Council with timely, accurate, and complete information, while guiding the City in a fiscally responsible manner.
Our mission is to protect the City’s assets through the establishment of good internal controls, and adherence to City policies and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). We provide assistance to the citizens of East Point in a professional, efficient and cost-effective manner.
The Finance Department is comprised of four divisions, which include Accounting, Budget, Grants Administration, Property Tax and other revenue collections.
Accounting
This division is the centralized financial accounting center of the City. It is primarily responsible for the preparation, execution, and review of accounting data, including accounting entries related to accounts payable, payroll, fixed assets, bank reconciliations, investments, cash, and the comprehensive annual financial report of the City of East Point.
Budget
This division is the centralized financial accounting center of the City. It is primarily responsible for the preparation, execution, and review of accounting data, including accounting entries related to accounts payable, payroll, fixed assets, bank reconciliations, investments, cash, and the comprehensive annual financial report of the City of East Point.
Budgets & Reports
The City of East Point is required by the City Charter to develop an annual budget. City’s Finance Department is responsible for developing the annual budget, which requires approval from the Mayor’s Council in order to be adopted. For your convenience, City’s most recent budget documents, as listed below, are available for public viewing:
2024: July | August | September | October | November | December | January | February | March | April | May | June
2023: July | August | September | October | November | December | January | February | March | April | May | June
2022: July | August | September | October | November | December | January | February | March | April | May | June
2021: July | August | September | October | November | December | January | February | March | April | May | June
2025: Proposed Budget | 2024: Proposed Budget | 2023: Proposed Budget | 2022: Proposed Budget
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2021: Proposed Budget | Proposed Budget Presentation
2020: Proposed Budget | Proposed Budget Presentation
2019: Budget in Brief | Proposed Budget | Proposed Budget Presentation
2018: Proposed Budget | Proposed Budget at a Glance | Proposed Cost Allocation Plan
Grants Administration
The Grants Administration Division is an available resource to all city departments. The primary goal is to provide full lifecycle grant management services to departments. We are tasked to research grant opportunities, provide technical assistance, and administratively manage all federal, state, and local grants awarded to the city. Additionally, the division monitors and enforces the grants management process by working with City departments to ensure the City of East Point is optimizing all available grant funding as well as meeting compliance and reporting requirements.
- Georgia Council for the Arts – Mural Project
- Fulton County Arts & Culture – Day of the Dead Celebration
- FY2021 Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership –Police Bulletproof Vests
- FY2021 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program – Police Technology Improvements
- FY2020 & FY2021 Community Development Block Grants – Water Pipe Upgrade
- Rental & Mortgage Assistance Program
- Click Here to Schedule an Appointment for Case Management.
Property Tax
Fulton County Assessment Notice
This division of the Finance Department is responsible for billing, collecting and disbursing city property taxes. These taxes are generated based on property values that are determined by the Fulton County Tax Assessor’s Office, which also include personal property, boats, airplanes and business assets. Tax bills are levied in the fall of each tax year for the period of January 1st through December 31st of that year.
For more information, please contact Deborah Oke at (404) 270-7084 or send an email to propertytaxes@eastpointcity.org.
To search, print, and/or pay for property tax bills, please click the button below.
Information about the 2023 Homeowner Tax Relief Grant (HTRG)
The State of Georgia approved a one-time Homeowner Tax Relief Grant (HTRG) for homeowners with a valid basic, senior or special homestead exemption, or for a homeowner who applied for one by the April 1, 2023 deadline. Homeowners with valid homesteads will receive the tax relief grant of up to a $18,000 reduction of the assessed value of their property. The HTRG will automatically be applied to your 2023 property tax bill. The grant was approved by the Governor and General Assembly of the State of Georgia and became law on March 13, 2023.
What you need to know:
- The HTRG is a one-time reduction in the assessed value on the property tax bill. The tax relief grant is not a refund payment.
- The HTRG reduction, which will appear on your property tax bill, will amount up to a $18,000 reduction of the assessed value of their property if a valid homestead exemption exists.
- The HTRG is separate from a homestead exemption; it is an additional savings. No extra steps are required to receive the reduction.
- An existing homestead exemption must be in place as of 2023 to qualify for the HTRG reduction on your tax bill. Check your assessment notice for your homestead status. The deadline to apply was April 1, 2023.
- The HTRG does not apply to rental, commercial or personal property.
- The HTRG applies to county and city taxes on your Fulton County property tax bill. If you live in the city limits of East Point, please contact your city directly to inquire about the HTRG reduction.
For more information about the 2023 Homeowner Tax Relief Grant, please visit the Georgia Department of Revenue’s website.
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